Flora

PISAC, PERU

WENDY GAUNTLETT-SHAW – ARTIST



30”x30” Oil on Canvas

Original $3000

Fine Art Giclee Reproduction: $700

(On Canvas, Stretched and Gallery wrapped, ready to hang)

10% Donated for micro loans to women

Outside of Cuzco, Peru, at the ruins of Pisac I took a photo of two women weaving. They put a stake in the ground 5’ to 6’ away, tied their yarn to it and pulled it tight as they wove the colors into intricate designs. They sat in dusty brown dirt. One looked up and laughed at a friend walking by as she continued her work.

The weaver’s hands show her purpose for creating as they hold and separate the yarn. I understand and relate to her busy fingers. How important our hands are: ten digits cooperatively working in harmony together. While it is the mind that controls our hands, the spirit allows them to create without the brain interfering.

I wonder how old is this woman? I cannot tell. Bright magenta petals are woven into the top of her hat. I look for a name that I can give this weaver. Flora, flower. Yes, she brightens up the landscape wrapped in her vivid colors, much like a flower, as she weaves the colorful belts.